CVE-2001-1279

N/A Unknown
Published: July 17, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in print-rx.c of tcpdump 3.x (probably 3.6x) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via AFS RPC packets with invalid lengths that trigger an integer signedness error, a different vulnerability than CVE-2000-1026.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-025.0.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:48.tcpdump.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000480
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7006.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797201
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-032.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3065
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-025.0.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:48.tcpdump.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7006.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/797201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-032.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-089.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
17.3%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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